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(local/modern) epithets for Hestia

I mentioned I’ve been working on crafting modern and/or local epithets for the Theoi. I’m basing these somewhat off historical/literary epithets and titles but more off of my personal ideas, relationships, etc. In some cases, I’ve tried to adapt or update traditional epithets; in others, I’ve attached modern concepts or terms – my epithets are intended to be additions to, not replacements of, the traditional epithets, so I haven’t included anything that’s already explicitly covered. These lists are extremely in-progress; I’ll try to remember to update them on here as I update them in my notebook. They’re also in English because I have roughly zero knowledge of Greek. (If anyone gets an itch to translate them all into Greek, um, friggin go for it, but I’m not holding my breath :P)

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Hestia Baker

Hestia Brewer

Hestia of coffee/of the coffeepot

Hestia of ceiling fans

Hestia of the courtyard

Hestia of porches

Hestia shotgun

Hestia of block parties

Hestia of adoption

Hestia of honey

Hestia Metairie

Hestia of the Wards

Hestia of day’s end

Hestia of the veil

Hestia Potluck

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As an addendum: I talked to my therapist about spiritual psychosis, because I've had visions, and I have a therapist, and she had some thoughts.

If you are noodling over what kinds of spiritual experiences are psychologically healthy and not, Abraham Maslow wrote a book called _Religions, Values, and Peak Experiences_ that you should probably read.

Psychosis comes with compulsions. If you have an experience and still feel free to choose for yourself what you do and do not do, religiously speaking, it's not spiritual psychosis. Spiritual psychosis is psychosis with spiritual window dressing. It is spiritually themed, but not actually spiritual in nature, if that makes any sense. If your visions are threatening, and you feel like you can't say no to them, that is spiritual psychosis. If Hekate appears and tells you everything is going to be ok, but you should probably work on being nicer to people (and you think about that, and tell her maybe, but that's really hard, and you don't know if you can do that) that isn't.

Another problem, also with spiritual window dressing, but far more common, is spiritual bypassing. This is when you use spiritual ideas and practices to sidestep or avoid facing unresolved emotional issues, psychological wounds, and unfinished developmental tasks. So, if you take a theological position that the gods hate everyone who does X because it triggers your trauma, that is spiritual by-passing. If the gods comfort you when you are hurting, that is not.

Edit: If you want to know what causes psychosis, here is an article. Funky religious and spiritual practices aren't on the list.

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Apollo Lyceius🐺

(of the wolf/the wolf-slayer)

Happy sunday everyone!!

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⚚ offering for Lord Hermes ⚚

FINALLY finished this only took me like forever.. but hey I can finally post something again !!

Lord Hermes is a god that's been really present in my life lately, which I'm extremely grateful for. He's been showing up around me and one of my now best friends has a really deep relationship with him , and I can't help but think he had his hands in it somehow <3 .

So I thought it's only fair to show my gratitude in the only way I can really do, by drawing something for him :3 I hope he likes it , you guys too of course!!

I also used this drawing as an opportunity to study Jean-Jacques Lagrenée 's painting titled " Mercury, Bearer of Abundance on Earth " :3

( divider made by @/sister-lucifer <3 )

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Hymn 8 to Ares - A Phonic Translation ♂

i have been wanting to resurrect hymns to Ares for my morning prayers for some time, as i am in my 5th year of devotion. and so i constructed a phonic translation of Homer's Hymn 8 to Ares to make things easier for me. the intention of the translation is that it helps You edge close to Greek without necessarily needing to know Greek to read it and speak it in mother tongue. so it is a direct translation with edits to make pronunciation easier.. hail!

Hymn 8 to Ares: 1 Ἆρες ὑπερμενέτα, βρισάρματε, χρυσεοπήληξ, 2 ὀβριμόθυμε, φέρασπι, πολισσόε, χαλκοκορυστά, 3 καρτερόχειρ, ἀμόγητε, δορισθενές, ἕρκος Ὀλύμπου, 4 Νίκης εὐπολέμοιο πάτερ, συναρωγὲ Θέμιστος, 5 ἀντιβίοισι τύραννε, δικαιοτάτων ἀγὲ φωτῶν, 6 ἠνορέης σκηπτοῦχε, πυραυγ��α κύκλον ἑλίσσων 7 αἰθέρος ἑπταπόροις ἐνὶ τείρεσιν, ἔνθα σε πῶλοι 8 ζαφλεγέες τριτάτης ὑπὲρ ἄντυγος αἰὲν ἔχουσι: 9 κλῦθι, βροτῶν ἐπίκουρε, δοτὴρ εὐθαρσέος ἥβης, 10 πρηὺ καταστίλβων σέλας ὑψόθεν ἐς βιότητα 11 ἡμετέρην καὶ κάρτος ἀρήιον, ὥς κε δυναίμην 12 σεύασθαι κακότητα πικρὴν ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῖο καρήνου, 13 καὶ ψυχῆς ἀπατηλὸν ὑπογνάμψαι φρεσὶν ὁρμήν, 14 θυμοῦ αὖ μένος ὀξὺ κατισχέμεν, ὅς μ᾽ ἐρέθῃσι 15 φυλόπιδος κρυερῆς ἐπιβαινέμεν: ἀλλὰ σὺ θάρσος 16 δός, μάκαρ, εἰρήνης τε μένειν ἐν ἀπήμοσι θεσμοῖς 17 δυσμενέων προφυγόντα μόθον Κῆράς τε βιαίους.

Hymn 8 to Ares Phonic Translation:

1 Aris, ypermeneta, vrisarmate, hryseopílix 2 ovrimothime, feraspi, polissoeh, halkokorysta 3 karteroheeir, amoyite, doristhenehs, erkos Olympos 4 Nikis efpolehmoio pater, synaroyeh Themistos, 5 ativisi tyranneh, dikaiotaton ayeh foton, 6 inorayis skiptoohyeh, piravyea kyklon elisson 7 atheros eptaporis eni tieresin, entha se poli 8 zafleyehs tritahtis yper antygos aien ehoosi: 9 klithi, vroton epikore, dotir eytharseos ivis, 10 priy katastilvon selas ypsothen es viotita 11 imeterin kyeh kartos ariion, os ke dynehmin 12 sevasthai kakotita pikrin ap emio karinou, 13 kyeh Seehhis apatilon ypognampseh fresin ormeen, 14 thimou af menos oxy katishemen, os mi erehthisi 15 fylopidos kryeris epivanemen: alla sEE tharsos 16 dos, makar, eirEEnis te menein en apEEmosi thesmees 17 dysmenehon profygota mothon Kiras te viaious

NOTE: "y" tends to come on as an "ee" sound like in "bee". example being the word "κύκλον -kyklon - keeklon". "ὑπερμενέτα - ypermeneta - EEpermeneta"

i hope this helps You too on your path to the inner hearts and intimate chambers of Ares. i recommend translating each original sentence and hearing it in Greek, then using the "phonic" translation as an assistant.

To the infinite defender of Olympus, Son of Zeus.. Sword of Mars .. . . . hail !

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ares, aphrodite, and harmonia

‘he feeds her bloodlust and she dresses him in softness

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I love hellenic polytheism. I love worshipping my gods. That's all, send tweet.

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Thanatos, holding Hypnos's newest baby: poor thing.... just born and already in Deaths embrace

Hypnos: you say that everytime you hold one of your niblings

Thanatos: because it's funny

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Dionysus was there when those two boys got too drunk at the party and sloppily kissed in the alley. What are they doing? What does it mean? What are they to each other? It doesn’t matter.

Dionysus was there when the girl who was sick of her hair went mad in the bathroom and buzzed it all off. In that moment, she was flying, and she truly felt free.

Dionysus was there when the girl was standing in front of the mirror, about to take a shower, putting lipstick on her eyebrows and eyeshadow on her cheeks, looking wild and partaking in the gentle joy of painting her face, knowing that before she is seen again, she can wash it all down the drain.

Dionysus was there the first time the 30 something man tried on a dress. As he poured himself a glass of wine and posed in the mirror. How elegant he was in the cramped confines of that dingy motel. For tonight, he can be his effeminate self, knowing that this secret is all his to indulge in.

Dionysus was there when the girls got together, removed their tight bras and danced in freedom as they burped and screamed and cried and howled. These women are insane! How mad they become when they’re free from the burden of society! They were laying on the floor with their stomachs out, breasts sagging, hair disheveled, saying crude words that women must not say. For a moment they were no longer trapped in suburbia. They were in the wild woods, far away from any rule or law. They were free! Free and mad!

Dionysus was there, and no matter how hard they try to deny it, he will always be.

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With events like these, men learned that Dionysos was a god, and they began to honour him ♡

Finished and edited my devotional art for Lord Dionysos! ♡

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to all the pagans and witches who experience psychosis: your religious and spiritual practices are no less real or valid than anyone else's.

it's ok if you don't always know what's real and what isn't. it's ok if you regularly have to take a step back. it's ok if you still don't know how to take a step back yet.

you are no less deserving of the deities you worship, or the magic you work with. you are no less deserving of sharing your experiences. you are no less deserving of being treated with basic respect in this community.

you don't need to let other people police your perception of reality. if you know you're happy and functioning, and no one who is actually close to you is concerned for your well-being, you don't need to change yourself to make others happy

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I've been feeling my beloved Lady Aphrodite's presence a lot, during my most recent heartbreak(s), and I hope that She knows how grateful I am. I am often too worn out for my practice recently, considering my depressive episode, but I want to do something in thanks for Her despite that

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𖤓.・。.・゜𖤓 ・.・。.・゜𖤓・. 𖤓

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wip of a devotional drawing im making for dionysus!

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Today, I saw a My Little Pony fanart based on an old painting of Eros (named as Cupid by the artist) and Psyche. The original artist of the fanart is Nora Zhang on DeviantArt; shockingly gorgeous works from Nora, I encourage checking out Nora's other art.

Unsure if this is the exact art it's based on, but it looks pretty similar.

Cupid Finding Psyche, Edward Burne-Jones, between 1872-1881; Birmingham Museums Trust

What an amazing thing to see thousands of years of history still being referenced in modern art today. A myth that has existed throughout the fall of empires led to the original work of art, then hundreds of years later, it was recreated for My Little Pony shipping purposes. Amazing. 🧡

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Great Ares, lord of the battlefield, I stand before you, faithful and true, In this moment of uncertainty and fear, I call upon your might to see me through.

With each breath, I summon your power, Filling my heart with the fire of your will, Guide me as I prepare for the fight, Equip me with courage, resolve, and skill.

Hear my call in this hour of need, Guide my steps with wisdom, and plant the seed. In the chaos of conflict, let clarity reign, Help me discern the path through the pain.

O Mighty Ares, guardian fierce and bold, In the shadows of battle, your courage unfolds. Shield us with strength, through trials we face, With your relentless spirit, grant us your grace.

When danger encircles, may your power ignite, Guide our hands, and bless our fight. With your sword held high, let fear take flight, Wrap us in valor, O God of Might.

With the fires of passion, direct my intent, Teach me to wield both strength and consent. Show me the balance of fury and peace, In your presence, may my fears cease.

In your honor, I vow to be brave, With your eternal strength, my path I will find. So mote it be.

From Prayers To Lord Ares by Dawn Silver